Roadkill
Probably not the most appealing subject to write about, but after our little trip up north I started wondering if anyone raccoon hunts anymore. I can’t recall seeing so many dead “coons” along the road. Sometimes you’d see a whole family wiped out.
When I was a kid a lot of my dads friends hunted raccoons at night with flashlights and dogs. We also had a couple neighbors that were into it quite heavy. I only went one time, but the memory stands out in my mind like it was yesterday. Once the dogs got on a hot track it was only a matter of time till they “treed” the varmit. One of the men had a 22 single shot rifle, and one carried an old shotgun. Back then a coon pelt in good condition might fetch a guy $5.00 dollars, so the 22 was the preferred method for taking one-right between the eyes! The reason I even bring up the subject is that I haven’t heard of anyone raccoon hunting in years. I assume that would be one of the reasons you see so many “coons” as roadkill. I work in Dundee, and coming home this evening I did a count as to how many raccoons were victumized by someone’s headlights. I counted 9 in the 17 mile stretch to my front door. If you could still get $5.00 for a pelt I bet they’d dissappear faster than an empty Pepsi can. Any thoughts out there on the subject?
Mike